Corbett signs bill to abolish Philly traffic court

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A bill to abolish Philadelphia’s scandal-plagued traffic court has been signed into law.

Gov. Tom Corbett’s office says he signed the legislation Wednesday.

A companion bill to remove the traffic court from the state constitution previously received legislative approval. If that measure is approved a second time in the next legislative session, it would be sent out to voters in a statewide referendum that could be held as early as 2015.